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Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture) by Carsten Selch Jensen; Tracey R Sands; Nils Holger Petersen; Kurt Villads Jensen; Tuomas M. S Lehtonen; Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Saints and Sainthood around the Baltic Sea: Identity, Literacy, and Communication in the Middle Ages (Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Culture) about?
This volume addresses the history of saints and sainthood in the Middle Ages in the Baltic Region, with a special focus on the cult of saints in Russia, Prussia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, and Latvia (Livonia). Essays explore such topics as the introduction of foreign (and ""old"") saints into new regions, the creation of new local cults of saints in newly Christianized regions, the role of the cult of saints in the creation of political and lay identities, and the potential role of saints in times of war.
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Carsten Selch Jensen; Tracey R Sands; Nils Holger Petersen; Kurt Villads Jensen; Tuomas M. S Lehtonen; Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
- Publisher
- Medieval Institute Publications
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781580443234
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Religion, Philosophy
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